Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Teddy Bears at the Beach Cupcakes

A "To the Beach" tablescape is the theme of this month's Let's Dish! party. I used our patio table for the setting, with my runner that I machine quilted several years ago. It has a shell border around the outside. I thought my palm plant would be pretty as a centerpiece with some shells scattered around. The votive candle holders were from Ross, at 2 for $2.99. The pretty turquoise plates are from Homegoods, along with the matching mug, all at $2.99. I made the napkin from a fat quarter. I bought the pretty shells on the plate when we were first married, almost 42 years ago, and you can actually bake in them.

Fun to make and yummy to eat!

It's always fun to cook with the grandkids. Three of the six were over to go swimming and I had baked up some cupcakes ahead of time. After swimming we decorated the cupcakes for a special treat.

Tint your frosting a pretty blue color and frost your baked cupcakes. You can even make some "waves".

On one edge of the cupcake, sprinkle some crushed crumbs for the sand.

Put a Teddy Graham into a gummy lifesaver. Put this out in the "ocean".

Cut a tiny beach towel from the fruit roll-up and place on the "sand".

Stick the parasol into the sand and add a "beach ball".

Enjoy your fun creation!!

I always enjoy a cup of tea with dessert!

Close-up of table runner

I let the kids decorate their own table. We used a beach towel for the tablecloth and they carefully placed the shells around the flip-flop platter, which is from the Dollar Tree. Didn't they do a cute job??!!

Here are the Teddy Bear at the Beach cupcake decorators eagerly waiting to eat their creations!!

You MADE that runner??? Where, oh where do your talents end, woman??!?!?!!! That is really a fabulous job! And if those aren't just about the cutest cupcakes ever!!! Wow! You have a great imagination to use all those different things...especially the fruit roll-up and the "beach ball"!!!! Your grandkids undoubtedly adore you!

Your table looks very pretty with the beachy theme, I especially love that runner! You have an excellent staff of cake decorators there, they did a wonderful job on their table too! I know my grandchildren would love to make these cupcakes, will have to save this idea for them.

Hi Kitty,Look at those big smiles! Teddy Bears at the Beach; how wonderful and fun! The cupcakes are adorable and so creative! Love the colour of your china; beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us and have a lovely day.

Hi Kitty,you are sooo creative! Love the Teddy Bear Beach Cupcakes. They made me smile. And you are a great home decorateur. The Beach table looks wonderfull and elegant. Love the flip flop plate, too. I guess, not only the kids had fun.Best greetings, Johanna

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I started my love for cooking when I was in the second grade and received my first cookbook. Since then, finding the best recipe has been a passion of mine. Cooking for my family is a joy to me. The recipes that I share through this blog can be passed on to my family and friends, for as we all know--Food=Love!